Year 1 2D Shapes: Names, Sides and Corners Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 1 2d & 3d shapes worksheet.
Year 1 2D Shapes: Names, Sides and Corners Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Use what you know about each shape. Sides are the straight edges. Corners are where two sides meet.
1.A hexagon has (answer space) sides.
Answer: 6
A hexagon has six sides.
2.Which shape has 6 sides and 6 corners?
- Ahexagon
- Brectangle
- Cpentagon
Answer: hexagon
A hexagon has six sides.
3.A triangle has (answer space) corners.
Answer: 3
A triangle has three straight sides, so it has 3 corners.
4.A triangle has (answer space) sides.
Answer: 3
A triangle has three straight sides.
5.Which shape has four equal sides?
- Acircle
- Bsquare
- Ctriangle
Answer: square
A square has four equal sides.
6.A hexagon has (answer space) corners.
Answer: 6
A hexagon has six sides, so it has 6 corners.
7.A square has (answer space) sides.
Answer: 4
A square has four equal sides.
8.Which shape has four equal sides?
- Asquare
- Bhexagon
- Ccircle
Answer: square
A square has four equal sides.
9.A pentagon has (answer space) sides.
Answer: 5
A pentagon has five sides.
10.Which shape has no sides and no corners?
- Asquare
- Bcircle
- Cpentagon
Answer: circle
A circle is perfectly round.
11.A pentagon has (answer space) corners.
Answer: 5
A pentagon has five sides, so it has 5 corners.
12.Which shape has four equal sides?
- Apentagon
- Bcircle
- Csquare
Answer: square
A square has four equal sides.
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